Dragon Ball Z & Z 2 Original Soundtrack

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Dragon Ball Z & Z 2 Original Soundtrack
Dragon Ball Z & Z 2 Original Soundtrack cover
Soundtrack by Kenji Yamamoto
Released January 19, 2005 (2005-01-19)
Genre Anime/Video Game
Length 68:28
Language Japanese
Label Team Entertainment
Budokai Soundtrack chronology
Dragon Ball Z & Z 2 Original Soundtrack Dragon Ball Z 3 Original Soundtrack

Dragon Ball Z & Z 2 Original Soundtrack (ドラゴンボールZ & Z2 オリジナルサウンドトラック DoragonbōruZetto ando DoragonbōruZetto Tzu Orizinaru Saundotoratuku?) is the official licenced soundtrack of the first two Dragon Ball Z video games for the PS2 and Gamecube by the same name (known as Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 1 & 2 in English speaking countries). It was released by Team Entertainment on January 19, 2005 in Japan only.

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[edit] Album Information

This release was unique in the fact that composer Kenji Yamamoto collaborated with not just the standard Japanese performers of American as well as Japanese artists. American credits include Steve Lukather guitarist of the 80's rock band Toto and 70's R&B Soul Funk band Tower of Power who performed can predominately be heard on tracks 22-24, but despite these credits the album remains a Japanese exclusive. Because this release focuses on the first two PS2 DBZ games, many of Yamamoto's Orchestrated tracks heard in the story modes of both games were left out. Prompting many fans digitally rip music straight from the games themselves. For the most part, the tracks feature are very rock oriented with only a few featuring a jazzy funk vibe thanks in part to Tower of Power's influence. The back of the jewel casing lists both Japanese and English track listings for the songs, but the English list is not a direct translation of the Japanese. Instead, they are the names that were provided when the games were release as Budokai and Budokai 2. Easily giving the impression that the soundtrack producer anticipated a big demand of importing the album by fans in English speaking countries. Coupled with the soundtrack is a bonus DVD featuring the intro and music videos of the opening theme "Kusuburu heart ni Hi o Tsukero" performed by Hironobu Kageyama, and montage game footage.

[edit] Track listing

  1. くすぶるheartに火をつけろ!!
    Kusuburu heart ni Hi o Tsukero!!/Light a Fire in your Smouldering Heart!!
  2. Big Opportunity
  3. Expectation
  4. 熱き風のごとく
    Atsuki Kaze no Gotoku/Like A Burning Wind
  5. 勝利への疾走
    Shôri e no Shissô/Running Towards Victory
  6. Move Forward Fearlessly
  7. 挑戦者たち
    Chôsensha-tachi/Challengers
  8. Breaking Free
  9. 決戦へのカウントダウン
    Kessen e no Kauntodaun/Countdown to the Decisive Battle
  10. 戦慄の刻(とき)
    Senritsu no Toki/It's Thrilling Time
  11. 最強の力
    Saikyô no Chikara/Super Strength
  12. BUDO~Asian Spirit~
  13. FLaSH RuN aCRoSS THe UNiVeRSe
  14. Spark of Fighting
  15. A lot of'Qi'
  16. 限界を超えて~`Qi'No Limit~
    Genkai o Koete ~'Qi' No Limit~/Breaking The Limit: 'Qi' No Limit
  17. I Trust My 7th Sense~至高の力を信じて~
    I Trust My 7th Sense ~Shikô no Chikara o Shinjite~ /I Trust My 7th Sense: Believe In The Supreme Power
  18. 遭遇
    Sôgû/Encounter
  19. 未知の邦[くに]から来た戦士
    Michi no Kuni Kara Kita Senshi/Warrior From An Unknown Land
  20. The Battle With All My Force
  21. 野性の魂~Wild Soul~
    Yasei no Tamashii ~Wild Soul~/Wild-Natured Spirit: Wild Soul
  22. Soul Vaccination
  23. Only So Much Oil In The Ground
  24. Soul With A Capital'S'
  25. I'm Gonna Get Over~地平線の彼方へ~
    I'm Gonna Get Over ~Chiheisen no Kanata~/I'm Gonna Get Over: The Other Side Of The Horizon
  26. Do It At All Risks
  27. Full Of Tears~悲しみの淵で~
    Full of Tears ~Kanashimi no Fuchi de~/Full of Tears: In The Depths Of Sadness
  28. The Man Called 'C'

[edit] Track Name Changes

When the games were released in English speaking countries, names of various tracks including the theme song were changed in order to localize despite that this soundtrack has not been released in English speaking countries. As follows are those changes.

1.GO FOR IT!!
4.TAKE IT ON!!
19.A STRANGER

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